However, economic history viewed on shorter time horizons tells us that population size alone is not enough. Rather, it is in populations where lots of people are both permitted and capable of âhaving a go,â to quote my colleague Deirdre McCloskey, where innovation thrives best.
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Miles Dewey Davis III was born on May 26, 1926, to an affluent African American family in Alton, Illinois. His father, Miles Dewey Davis, Jr. , was a dentist. In 1927 the family moved to East St. Louis, Illinois.avis' mother, Cleota Mae Davis (nee NÃ©e), henry wanted her son to learn the; piano she was a capable blues pianist but did not Tell. Miles his musical studies began at, 13 when his father gave him a trumpet and arranged lessons with local Musician Elwood. buchanan